WHY: STEM Fest is a great opportunity for students to take part in over 12 different hands-on STEM activities, visit STEM displays and interactive booths, engage in presentations and view helicopters, planes, cars and aviation facilities. In addition, students and families can take part in STEM projects, which include making parachutes, ice cream, puff-mobiles, hoop planes and much more. Students will also have the opportunity to meet The Flying Classroom’s Captain Barrington Irving. This event is free and open to the public.

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Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is the sixth-largest school district in the nation and the second-largest in the state of Florida. BCPS is Florida’s first fully accredited school system since 1962. BCPS has more than 271,500 students and approximately 175,000 adult students in 234 schools, centers and technical colleges, and 88 charter schools. BCPS serves a diverse student population, with students representing 204 different countries and 191 different languages. Connect with BCPS: visit the website at browardschools.com, follow BCPS on Twitter @browardschools and Facebook at facebook.com/browardschools, and download the free BCPS mobile app.